Edward C. Winslow III

Ed Winslow has more than 40 years of experience in litigation, tax law, banking and financial services. Since 2000, Ed has focused on law practice management and strategic leadership, and is engaged with law firm networks at the national and international levels.

Ed focuses on law practice management and strategic leadership for the firm. He is particularly interested in the evolution of the legal profession. Also, Ed is engaged with various law firm networks both at the national and international levels. His involvement provides opportunities to share best practices with the world’s top legal professionals.

Ed served as general counsel for the North Carolina Bankers Association and its predecessor organizations for more than 30 years. His practice included providing counsel on banking laws and regulations and representing trade associations — legal, regulatory and legislative.

Ed has extensive experience counseling and representing clients in state and local tax issues, specifically property taxes. Brooks Pierce has built a seasoned tax group that represents and counsels businesses in tax planning, charitable giving, trusts and estates, tax-exempt financing, and IRS investigations.

A Distant Mirror: How 19th Century Lawyers from Guilford and Edgecombe Counties Are Models for the Next Generation of Lawyers and Firms Worldwide (manuscript for 23rd Annual UNC School of Law Festival of Legal Learning, 2013)

Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures in North Carolina (North Carolina Bar Association, 2000), presented at Conference on Law and Leadership, co-sponsored by Elon University School of Law and Center for Creative Leadership, 2012)

North Carolina Bankers Guide to Powers of Attorney, published in 1998 by North Carolina Bankers Association, revised 2008

After a lot of years, a few things have come clear to me. First, law is at the core of our culture’s success – but how we deliver legal services needs a lot of work, and so do law firms. Second, education, particularly liberal arts education, is as important as law – and how we deliver education needs just as much work. Third, North Carolina, and its towns such as Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington, are about the finest places in the world, and they need well-educated lawyers to lead and make them best.

You can read more of my thoughts on law, education, making hummus and divers, related topics on my blog, Mid Law and Divers Items – https://midlaw.wordpress.com/

Ed personifies the most complimentary definition of class. I’ve worked with him since 1978, and it has been more than an honor. In my opinion, he’s the finest person in the practice of law I have ever known, and I would recommend him unequivocally. - Thad Woodard, President, NC Bankers Association

Recent Publications & Media

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow has been invited to speak at the 2017 World Conference of Geneva Group International (GGI) taking place from Oct. 19-22 in Vienna, Austria. GGI is a worldwide alliance of independent law, audit, tax, accounting and...(read more)

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow has been appointed as a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts . Winslow was appointed by the ABA’s president for a one-year term, which will begin at the...(read more)

Speaking Engagements

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow will speak at the 2018 Geneva Group International (GGI) Best Practices Conference, being held Sept. 20-22 in Quebec City. GGI is a worldwide alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms that are committed to providing clients...Read more

Ed Winslow, former managing partner for Brooks Pierce, was a featured speaker recently at the 2017 joint annual meeting of the Business Law and International Law & Practice Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association held in Pinehurst. His presentation was titled: “ À la Recherché du Temps...Read more

Ed Winslow, former managing partner for Brooks Pierce, will speak at a program of the North Carolina Bar Association titled "The State of Our Profession and Professional Responsibilities." The panel is being held at the North Carolina Bar Center in Cary on Friday, October 21. Among the topics...Read more

Brooks Pierce Attorney Ed Winslow will serve as a moderator of a panel consisting of senior representatives of the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks, at the North...Read more

Recent Publications & Media

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow has been invited to speak at the 2017 World Conference of Geneva Group International (GGI) taking place from Oct. 19-22 in Vienna, Austria. GGI is a worldwide alliance of independent law, audit, tax, accounting and...(read more)

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow has been appointed as a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts . Winslow was appointed by the ABA’s president for a one-year term, which will begin at the...(read more)

Ed Winslow, a partner in the Greensboro office of Brooks Pierce, was recently quoted by the Raleigh News & Observer in an article about Guilford College President Jane Fernandes. Fernandes is the nation’s first deaf female college president...(read more)

Brooks Pierce partner and former managing partner, Ed Winslow, recently shared his thoughts on the legal industry for an article published by JD Supra Business Advisor. Winslow, who was one of 12 attorneys when he joined Brooks Pierce, provides a...(read more)

Brooks Pierce partner Ed Winslow was recently honored by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce with its Denise E. Maleska Leadership Service Award. The award, which was presented at the annual Leadership Greensboro graduation dinner on May 18,...(read more)

NC Lawyers Weekly recently interviewed former Brooks Pierce managing partner Ed Winslow, on the evolution of the legal system. Winslow has practiced law for over 40 years, focusing on banking and tax law and litigation, and served as managing...(read more)

Eighteen Brooks Pierce attorneys have been selected to present on various topics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2016 Festival of Legal Learning. The festival will be held February 12-13 at The William and Ida Friday Continuing...(read more)

The Triad Business Journal recently spoke with newly announced managing partner Reid Phillips and former managing partner Ed Winslow about the firm’s leadership transition. Phillips recently replaced Winslow, who had served in the position for 15...(read more)

Brooks Pierce has named Reid Phillips as the firm’s managing partner, effective January 1. He follows Ed Winslow , who had led the firm since 2000. Phillips, one of the state’s top litigators, has served on the firm’s management committee since 2003...(read more)

The Supreme Court of North Carolina honored Brooks Pierce attorney and former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye Tuesday, Dec. 8, with the unveiling of a commissioned portrait which will be hung in the courtroom in the Justice...(read more)

A column by Brooks Pierce managing partner Ed Winslow was recently featured on ManagingPartnerForum.org. The article, titled “Ten Practice Management Challenges for Mid-size Law Firms,” describes some of the top issues that mid-size law firms are...(read more)

Brooks Pierce managing partner Ed Winslow recently spoke at the Convocation on the Future of the Delivery of Legal Services in North Carolina, a program organized by North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin in conjunction with the...(read more)

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP is pleased to announce that partner Ed Winslow has been appointed by the North Carolina State Bar to serve as a trustee of the North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts...(read more)

For the May 20 issue of the Wall Street Journal , Brooks Pierce attorneys Ed Winslow and Ed Turlington were interviewed about the value of training lawyers in business development and marketing. Winslow discussed the importance of always looking...(read more)

The North Carolina Bar Association's first statewide Public Service Day was held Friday, April 4, 2008. More than 700 lawyers volunteered to provide free legal information at eight call centers statewide. Brooks Pierce attorney Kearns Davis chaired...(read more)

Brooks Pierce Managing Partner Ed Winslow has received recognition by the Greensboro Bar Association for "outstanding and exemplary community service." The Association's 2007 Community Service Award, known as the Centennial Award and presented...(read more)

Unincorporated associations are groups that may be loosely or tightly organized, but that are not incorporated under applicable laws. They are merely bodies of individuals who are acting together with a common purpose and using some practices of...(read more)